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    You are at:Home»State News»Kansas launches prison book policy, strikes banned book list

    Kansas launches prison book policy, strikes banned book list

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    By KMAN Staff on August 23, 2019 State News
    FILE - This March 23, 2011, photo shows the El Dorado Correctional Facility near El Dorado, Kan. A union representing state employees disclosed Friday, July 21, 2017, it filed a grievance earlier this month with Kansas' top corrections officials alleging that officers at the maximum-security prison are being forced to work 16-hour shifts. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

    TOPEKA — The Kansas state prisons chief has abolished a list of 7,000 banned books and adopted a policy that allows for the review and appeal of confiscated publications.

    Jeff Zmuda became the Department of Corrections acting secretary last month. Under Zmuda’s policy adopted July 30, mailroom employees flag questionable publications for a manager’s review. Inmates can appeal if a manager confiscates their publications.

    Corrections spokesman Randy Bowman says of 13 appeals so far, six decisions to censor materials have been upheld and seven reversed.

    The Human Rights Defense Center revealed the mass censorship in May. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the banned books included cooking, health and tattoo magazines, self-help books and Margaret Attwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

    Zmuda has yet to be confirmed in the Senate for his role in Corrections.

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